M1.5 earthquake 5km E of Heber, California
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5km E of Heber, California on Fri, Jul 11, 2003, 6:39 PM PDT (01:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 4km S of Bombay Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-12 01:39:31 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.724° N, 115.478° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 162°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.14km NE of Calexico, CA · 8486 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.34km E of Heber, CA · 8486 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.55km ENE of Calexico, California · 8486 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.315km SE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8486 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.75km NE of Calexico, California · 8486 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.515km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8485 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.315km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 8485 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.812km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8484 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.868km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8482 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.87km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 8482 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.17km N of Westmorland, CA · 8482 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.67km WSW of Ocotillo, CA · 8481 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.125km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8481 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.715km ESE of Julian, CA · 8480 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.926km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 8480 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.114km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8479 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.87km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8478 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.06km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8477 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.610km WSW of Niland, CA · 8473 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.49km SW of Niland, California · 8473 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.826km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8472 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.512km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8472 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.18km ENE of El Centro, CA · 8472 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.613km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8470 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.917km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8470 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.811km W of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8469 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.716km NNE of Ocotillo, CA · 8469 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.88km NW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8469 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.628km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8467 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.219km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8467 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 8467 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.87km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8467 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.04km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 8466 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.75km S of Bombay Beach, California · 8466 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.74km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 8466 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.04km S of Bombay Beach, CA · 8465 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8465 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.027km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8465 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.929km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8465 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.910km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 8464 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.012km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 8464 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.65km S of Brawley, California · 8463 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.64km E of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8463 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.99km SW of Niland, CA · 8460 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8459 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.714km SSE of Bombay Beach, California · 8459 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.77km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 8459 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.728km SE of Campo, California · 8459 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.611km SW of Niland, CA · 8457 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.610km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 8457 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.86km WSW of Imperial, CA · 8457 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.68km SW of Holtville, California · 8455 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, California · 8455 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.314km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8455 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 8455 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.732km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8455 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.47km SW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.27km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.46km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8454 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
The first 60 of 132.
Before
- 1.79km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8487 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.87km S of Brawley, CA · 8487 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.728km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8488 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.814km WSW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8488 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.416km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 8489 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.27km SW of Niland, CA · 8489 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.07km SW of Niland, CA · 8489 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.77km SW of Niland, CA · 8489 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.116km E of Julian, CA · 8489 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.56km WSW of Holtville, California · 8490 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.74km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 8490 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.711km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8491 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.910km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8491 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.110km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 8491 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.58km W of Holtville, California · 8491 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.626km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.620km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 8492 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.78km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8492 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.08km WSW of Holtville, CA · 8492 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.945km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 8494 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9929985. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.